Technology
Searchlight Capital buys Eolo in MBO
GP buys 49% of the Italian fixed wireless access broadband provider alongside the CEO
VC firms invest $23m in Unbabel
group of investors includes Scale Venture Partners, Notion and Microsoft Ventures
Carlyle sells Companeo to Towerbrook-backed Infopro Digital
Acquisition of the French lead generation platform is an exit for Carlyle's Europe Technology Fund II
Main Capital sells Regas to BID Equity
Main Capital sells its majority stake in Dutch SaaS healthcare company Regas in an SBO
Vækstfonden backs Area9 Lyceum with $30m
Danish education firm plans to complete its learning platform with the fresh funding
EQT acquires Candidator
Firm intends to grow both organically and through acquisitions following the deal
Gimv sells Mackevision to Accenture
Acquisition adds further visualisation capabilities to Accenture's digital services portfolio
Luminar launches maiden fund, targeting SEK 500m
Fund will invest in Sweden-based early-stage technology firms with seed and pre-seed funding
FSI buys minority stake in Cedacri
Italian mid-market growth equity fund has acquired a 27% stake in the fintech group
Northzone leads $12m series-B for Red Points
Previous investors Mangrove and Sabadell Venture Capital also participate in the round
Ardian sells RGI to Corsair Capital
GP Corsair Capital wholly acquires the Italian insurance software business from Ardian and management
Cinven sells NPS to trade for £475m
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Cinven, which acquired NPS in December 2014
Intel, Investinor lead $12.5m series-B for Swarm64
Previous Investors Alliance Venture and Target Partners also take part in the round
VC firms back $8m series-A for Drop Kitchen
Frontline reinvested in the round and was joined by China- and US-based WI Harper
EVentures leads $6.5m series-A for Asana Rebel
German VC High-Tech Gründerfonds and family office La Famiglia also take part in the round
KKR sells Välinge to Kirkbi
Transaction details were not disclosed but the deal value has been estimated at $500m
Prime Ventures leads $38m series-C for AImotive
Other backers in the round include Cisco Investments, Samsung Catalyst Fund and Inventure
Maven invests £1.95m in E-Safe Global
Deal comes two years after the GP made a £450,000 investment in the cyberbullying detection business
Foresight injects £3.5m into Nano Interactive
Investment in the advertising technology firm is the GP's seventh VCT deal in 12 months
Tenzing invests in buyout of Converge TS
Acquisition of the cloud-based IT business is the GP's second investment from its maiden fund
Goldman and GIC lead restructuring of Vector funds
Both funds are managed by Vector Capital and closed in 1999 and 2005
VC-backed Funding Circle plans £1bn IPO
Peer-to-peer lending platform has raised more than £250m over six funding rounds
Fly Ventures closes maiden fund on $41m
German VC will use AI to source European companies in the automation software segment
Vitruvian backs credit-comparison site Smava
London-based private equity firm Vitruvian Partners has made an undisclosed investment in German online banking platform Smava.